Potential Buyers for Trucker
-This year’s Tribeca Film Festival had barely begun when the fest received the kind of vindication it has eagerly been seeking: A screening for the Michelle Monaghan family drama “Trucker” on Thursday night brought out execs from such studio specialty divisions as Miramax and Paramount Vantage, and even the Weinstein Co.’s Harvey Weinstein.
…The premiere of Plum Pictures’ “Bart Got a Room” played strongly Friday as Brian Hecker’s coming-of-age dramedy earned high marks for its depiction of teenage romance and family life in the South Florida suburbs. The screening of “Trucker,” another Plum movie, bore fruit, with at least two buyers said to be interested in acquiring the title. Other buzz titles included the Celia Cruz documentary “Celia the Queen,” Sissy Spacek’s “Lake City” and the Frank Langella thriller “The Caller.”
…Tribeca deals seemed likely to cook at their traditional slow burn. Titles like “Bart” and “Trucker” could find deals by fest’s end. Others may take longer and yield smaller pacts. (One overseas TV deal materialized: Channel 4/More 4 acquired U.K. TV rights to Julie Checkoway’s Billy Pappas doc “Waiting for Hockney.”)
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